
“Wish in one hand, shit in the other, see which one fills up faster.”
― The Wishing Year: A House, a Man, My Soul A Memoir of Fulfilled Desire
― The Wishing Year: A House, a Man, My Soul A Memoir of Fulfilled Desire

“Secrecy is the keystone to all tyranny. Not force, but secrecy and censorship. When any government or church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects, "This you may not read, this you must not know," the end result is tyranny and oppression, no matter how holy the motives. Mighty little force is needed to control a man who has been hoodwinked in this fashion; contrariwise, no amount of force can control a free man, whose mind is free. No, not the rack nor the atomic bomb, not anything. You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him.”
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“It doesn't have any effect on your life. What do you care?! People try to talk about it like it's a social issue. Like when you see someone stand up on a talk show and say, "How am I supposed to explain to my children that two men are getting married?... I dunno. It's your shitty kid. You fuckin' tell 'em. Why is that anyone else's problem? Two guys are in LOVE and they can't get married because you don't want to talk to your ugly child for five fuckin' minutes?”
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“Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.”
― Prejudices First Series
― Prejudices First Series

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